The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-08-24

in the state. Some fine horses are now
being trained
Warren.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. e. w. Slayton
next Tuesday afternoon. 80 Bert Put
nam, wife and child and Miss Rice of
Gardner, Mass, are stopping with Thomas
Putnam. 49, Mrs. George Cardell re.
turned from Old Orchard Beach last Satur-
day. - Mr.. and Mrs. Hewitt of Pomfret
are visiting the Banisters. -- Miss Lizzie
Smith of East Bethel is visiting at Mrs.
Laura Cuthberts. - Mrs. Charles Ford
has brother and sister visiting her.
Woodbury..
FARMERS in this vicinity are cutting their
wheat and oats, which are far from an aver
age crop, wheat being badly damaged with
rust, and oats fall short on account of
drouth, Potatoes are rottng in many places.
- The quarry of stone on the Harlow
Chase place was visited by firm from
Barre the past week No final decision as
Quite number from this place attended
the camp-meeting at Morrisville the past
week. They report some excellent speak
ing. - Willie Lawson, who works in
Montpelier, visited his father, Norman
Lawson, the past week. AFRO Chase
and wife of Montpelier visited his father,
Harlow Chase, and took a trip to Green's
boro pond the past few days - Walter
Ainsworth of Barre has been in town the
past week - Miss Mary Mcknight is
visiting friends in Wocott. She also at
tended camp-meeting at Morrisville the past
week. - James Walton's people have a
friend from Fall River, Mass, stopping at
their place to enjoy the good air of the hills
and the sport of hunting and fishing. -
Mrs. ina Daniels of Hardwick was at her
f, NJ. Bill of Lowell Mass, is also stopping
with them at present. - Mrs. Ricard,
who is keeping house for Oscar Thomas, is
quite ill., Mrs. Wardner Burnham is also
very i'll. - NJ. e. Foster has enjoyed a
pleasant visit the past week from three
Barre students who attended school with
him at Barre.
South Woodbury..
THE infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Dana, who was mentioned last
week as being very i'll, is gaining rapidly.
- A full house was given the young
people at their dramatic entertainment last
Saturday evening. They desire to thank
the Calais and Woodbury. cornet band for
furnishing music; also the trustees of the
church for the use of the vestry, and all
others who rendered aid. - Mrs. j. G.
Brown has been suffering from rheumatism
around the heart for the past week. -
Captain b. II. Wells of Barre was in this
! place last Saturday and returned on Sun
day with his wife and daughter.
Worcester.
REV. r. ID. METCALF preached in the Con-
! gregational church last Sabbath - The
new church is nearing completion. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith are away on visit.
- One day last week Dr. Hunt visited
twenty-one patients and drove over seventy
miles. - Mrs. Mcpherson of Lebanon,
| n. H., is in town. - Rev. r. ID. Metcalf
lectured at the Corner school-house last
Monday evening on " What l Know about
War, or the Experiences of a Yankee
Soldier"
Putnamsville.
THE funeral of Mrs. Clara Putnam was
very largely attended. Rev. G. l.. Wells
otficiated and large circle of mourning
friends We're present. Mrs Putnam leaves
a husband, a little son five months old and
large circle of friends to mourn her early
death. She had endeared herself to the
hearts of the family in which she lived by
her kind and gentle ways, and her husband
and friends have the deepest sympathy OF
all. The last resting-place of the dear one
was made beautiful with evergreens and
flowers. - Mrs. Lucia Finn of Lowell
Mass, has been visiting here. - Robert
Brown of New York city is visiting in this
place. - Mrs. w B. Dillon has returned
home from New York.